number ten in the netherlands , and number four in the united kingdom . the song has remained a staple of their live act since the song debuted in 1987 on the joshua tree tour . the song was performed on a los angeles rooftop for the filming of its music video , which won a grammy award for best performance music video . = = writing and recording = = the music for " where the streets have no name " originated from a demo that guitarist the edge composed the night before the group resumed the joshua tree sessions . in an upstairs room at mel ##be ##ach house — his newly purchased home — the edge used a four @ - @ track tape machine
number ten in the netherlands, and number four in the united kingdom. the song has remained a staple of their live act since the song debuted in 1987 on the joshua tree tour. the song was performed on a los angeles rooftop for the filming of its music video, which won a grammy award for best performance music video. = = writing and recording = = the music for " where the streets have no name " originated from a demo that guitarist the edge composed the night before the group resumed the joshua tree sessions. in an upstairs room at melbeach house — his newly purchased home — the edge used a four @ - @ track tape machine